. >> do you get to keep the james bond gadgets? >> i do. >> reporter: but some things haven't changed at all. that aston martin. connery changed one. so does craig. and that signature theme song written for the first film by monte norman. >> the moment i heard that, i knew i was on to the right thing. ♪ >> reporter: music is what brings us here to abbey road where the beatles recorded, and here's the connection. the first beatles record came out on the very same day as that first bond film, october 5th, 1962. it was the beginning of a revolution in popular culture. the beatles not only changed with the times, they helped define them. the band broke up long ago, of course, but the music carries on, and there's something very british about that. the beatles, like bond, are forever. for "today," keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> just ahead, are chris brown and rihanna really back together again? and what message does it send to young women? but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> stoil come on "today," u.s. speed skater admits he t